Asian Financial Forum held next week as the region’s first major international financial assembly of 2025
- The 18th Asian Financial Forum 2025 (AFF) will be held on 13 and 14 January (Monday and Tuesday), attracting more than 3,600 and finance and business heavyweights- Themed “Powering the Next Growth Engine”, the forum will examine new global business opportunities in different industries in 2025, exploring how Hong Kong can leverage its strengths as an international financial centre to seek breakthroughs in a period of change- This year’s AFF has invited more than 100 global business leaders and policymakers to speak, including Prof Justin Lin Yifu, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank (2008-2012); Prof Stuart Russell, Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum's Council on AI; Dr Kai-Fu Lee, Chairman of Sinovation Ventures; and Joe Tsai, Chairman of the Alibaba- Representatives from organisations such as AXA, Citigroup, Federated Hermes, HSBC, Lenovo, Primavera Capital Group and more will showcase Hong Kong’s draw as an international financial and business hub- The Gulf Cooperation Council Chapter, a new addition to this year's forum, will focus on opportunities in financial collaboration between member states of the GCC and Hong KongHONG KONG, Jan 7, 2025 - (ACN ...
